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More and more gardeners are realizing how ideally suited are ornamental shrubs to present-day gardens and what possibilities these provide for the creation of beauty and interest. It is to meet the need for information on this fascinating branch of the plant community that A.G.L. Hellyer, noted gardener and plantsman, has collaborated with two t... more »alented artists, Cynthia Newsome-Taylor and G.R. Kingbourn.

Mr. Hellyer's text bears the hallmark of authority; his detailed advice on individual plants and their requirements is extremely practical and has the perfect accompaniment in Miss Newsome-Taylor's color plates and Mr. Kingbourn's line drawings. ...This is a book for all gardeners, experienced and inexperienced.« less